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2022 DEI Webinar Series - Session 3: Assessing CRE's Commitment to DEI
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
Category: Education

 

NAIOP Colorado presents...
2022 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION WEBINAR SERIES
SESSION 3: ASSESSING CRE'S COMMITMENT TO DEI
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 · 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MDT

Virtual Meeting Only

NAIOP Colorado is committed to building a more inclusive and diverse real estate community by providing resources and programming on incorporating professionals diverse by ethnicity, gender, and age in the workplace. Join us for the 2022 NAIOP Colorado Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Webinar Series to gain a better understanding of the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as learn how you can help promote a sense of belonging in your organization or community. This FREE 3-part webinar series will offer attendees a professional, welcome, and safe environment to discuss DEI issues. 

SESSION 3: Assessing CRE’s Commitment to DEI
Wednesday, July 20, 2022; 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM MDT

Hear from commercial real estate industry leader as they discuss how championing DEI in their organizations has helped attract top talent and business. Learn how these leaders hold themselves and others accountable on diversity initiatives.

REGISTER FOR JULY 20

FEATURED SERIES FACILITATOR:

KY ODAY
Corporate DEI Consultant, O-Pen For Growth
Mortgage Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Ky Oday was born in St. Louis, MO to Patricia and Yusuf Oday. His given name is “Kulmeyeh” (cool-me-yeh), which in Somali means “one who calls people together.”

Ky attended elementary school in St. Louis. During this time, public schools were in the process of ending race-based segregation through desegregation, also known as school integration. Ky was bussed 70 miles a day to Chesterfield, MO. Ky began 5th grade in Detroit, Michigan where he attended the neighborhood school. The situation was far from ideal. Ky moved with his family to Grand Junction, Colorado two months into 5th grade.

Ky graduated from Grand Junction High School, attended Mesa State College (now Colorado Mesa University) and graduated from Utah State University with a degree in public relations and a minor in marketing.

As mortgage loan officer for the last 15 years, Ky communicates with applicants, sellers and buyers, their agents, and financial institutions. He has most recently shared his skills with Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO as Coordinator of Student Diversity.

Ky’s lifelong passion for bringing people together has placed him in many leadership positions throughout his life. From Little League coach to high school football coach, Ky has always valued giving back to our community. His personal and professional experiences provide a unique and valuable perspective on DEI.

FEATURED SPEAKER:

ANA M. PETERSON
Chief Economist and Leader of the Economy, Strategy & Finance Center
The Conference Board

Dana M Peterson is the Chief Economist and Leader of the Economy, Strategy & Finance Center at The Conference Board. Prior to this, she served as a North America Economist and later as a Global Economist at Citi, the world’s largest investment bank. Her wealth of experience extends to the public sector, having also worked at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.

Dana’s wide-ranging economics portfolio includes analyzing global themes having direct financial market implications, including monetary policy; fiscal and trade policy; debt; taxation; ESG; consumption, and demographics. Her work also examines myriad US themes leveraging granular data. In addition, Dana has conducted multi-asset research and written publications with other experts across disciplines including research on rates, equities, credit, foreign exchange, commodities, political analysis, and asset allocation.

Peterson's research has been featured by US and international news outlets, both in print and broadcast. Publications and networks include CNBC, FOX Business, Bloomberg, Thomson-Reuters, CNN Finance, Yahoo Finance, TD Ameritrade, Barron’s, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. She is member of the Board of Directors of NBER, NABE, and the Global Interdependence Center, 1st Vice Chair of the New York Association for Business Economics (NYABE), and a member of NBEIC, the Forecasters Club, and the Council on Foreign Relations.

She received an undergraduate degree in Economics from Wesleyan University and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

REGISTRATION:

Registration for the DEI webinar series is complimentary. Deadline for each session is by 11:59 PM the evening prior.  Upon registering, attendees will be sent the webinar credentials. Please find the registration links for the various sessions above.  


THANK YOU TO OUR DEI PROGRAM SPONSORS:

 

 


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